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OMX Offer For Ljubljana Stock Exchange In Slovenia

Date 14/12/2006

“We believe that acquiring the Ljubljana Stock Exchange is a great opportunity for us and OMX will enhance the efficiency, liquidity and visibility of the Slovenian capital market. This will in turn strengthen the Slovene domestic securities market and Ljubljana Stock Exchange’s regional role. Our experience of developing the Nordic and Baltic market and providing technology to more than 60 exchanges in over 50 countries provide us with a strong platform from which to expand our business in E
Eurex: Three New Board Members Elected - Thomas Book Appointed To Eurex Executive Board With Immediate Effect

Date 14/12/2006

The General Shareholders’ Meetings of the Eurex companies elected three new members to the Supervisory Boards of Eurex Zürich AG, Eurex Frankfurt AG and Eurex Clearing AG on Thursday: Christian Gell (Managing Director, Credit Suisse), Andreas Häberli (Head of Equities Switzerland, UBS Investment Bank) and Nicholas Teller (Member of the Board of the Executive Board, Commerzbank). Gell, Häberli and Teller have been appointed until the end of the 2008 General Shareholders’ Meeting.
Statement From CFTC Commissioner Frederick W. Hatfield On His Acceptance Of A Position With Patton Boggs LLP

Date 14/12/2006

"I am excited to be joining Patton Boggs this coming January, where I will focus on a wide variety of regulatory and policy issues in the financial services industry, including those related to hedge funds. I also look forward to working once again with former Senator John Breaux of Louisiana, for whom I had the pleasure of serving as chief of staff prior to joining the Commission."
CFTC Commissioner Frederick W. Hatfield Resigns

Date 14/12/2006

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that Commissioner Frederick W. Hatfield has submitted a letter of resignation to President George W. Bush, effective December 31, 2006.
CBOT®To Make Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Contract Available For Wholesale Transactions

Date 14/12/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that effective Monday, December 18, 2006, its Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Excess Return (DJ-AIG ER) futures contract will be eligible for wholesale transactions.

Credit Derivatives To Start Trading On Eurex On 27 March 2007 - Launch Of The World’s First Exchange-Listed Credit Derivatives

Date 14/12/2006

Eurex, the international derivatives exchange, will launch the world’s first exchange traded credit derivatives contract on 27 March 2007, a future based on the iTraxx® Europe 5 year index series. The iTraxx® Europe index is an equally weighted portfolio of the 125 most liquid European investment grade credit default swap (CDS) entities and is provided by International Index Company Ltd. (IIC). Credit derivatives offer market participants the opportunity to hedge against credit events such as
National Stock Exchange(R) Adopts '30/30' Fee Structure For All Transactions Executed On NSX BLADE(SM) - Sets New Industry Pricing Standard

Date 14/12/2006

National Stock Exchange(R), Inc. (NSX(SM)) has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for both a liquidity provider rebate and liquidity taker fee of $0.0030 per share for transactions executed through NSX BLADE(SM) in Nasdaq-listed securities, as well as NYSE and Amex-listed securities to be transitioned into NSX BLADE(SM) from the Exchange's legacy system, National Securities Trading System (NSTS(SM)). This new fee schedule, which is effective upon filing with the SEC, is
Warsaw Exchange Announces A Quarterly Revision In The WIG, WIRR And WIG-PL Indices

Date 14/12/2006

Following the ranking, drawn up as of 8 December 2006, the composition of the above mentioned indices will be changed:
ICEX News & Views - Volume 6, Issue 28

Date 14/12/2006

In this issue: The Listing of Icelandair Group Holding hf. on ICEX Main List today and closing dates during the Christmas Season.
Euroclear Bank To Save Clients More Than EUR 120 Million

Date 14/12/2006

The Euroclear Boards have agreed to the largest -ever series of fee reductions in Euroclear Bank’s history. An unprecedented EUR 78 million in annualised tariff reductions will be shared with clients in 2007. In addition, Euroclear Bank clients will receive EUR 45 million in tariff rebates in early 2007 proportioned to the amount of safekeeping, settlement and securities-lending business they have placed with Euroclear Bank in 2006.